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Look back at Boston Marathon bombing

The trial for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man charged in the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured more than 200, begins Monday. Take a look back at scenes from the April 15, 2013, incident.

Runners continue in the Boston Marathon as an explosion erupts near the finish line of the race on April 15, 2013. Three people died and 264 were injured in two blasts.

Two explosions rocked the Boston Marathon steps away from the finish line on April 15, 2013.

Three were killed and more than 200 injured, according to CNN.

The explosions happened at about 2:45 p.m. ET., more than two hours after the first race participants crossed the finish line, according to CNN.

Another incident occurred at the JFK Library in Boston, a half hour after the blasts at the marathon. Authorities initially said they were investigating whether the library incident was related to the two explosions, but Boston police later said on their Twitter feed the explosion at the library appeared to be related to a fire.

Runners were evacuated from the finish line area immediately after the explosions, according to WCVB.

Sixteen people lost limbs in the explosions, according to the Washington Post.

Members of the bomb squad investigate a suspicious item on the road as runners pass near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.

Police and runners stand near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.

The bandaged leg of a man hangs outside an ambulance outside a medical tent located near the finish of the 117th Boston Marathon after two bombs exploded on the race route on April 15, 2013.

People leave the scene after explosions went off at the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon.

A woman is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square on April 15, 2013, in Boston.

A woman is helped from the scene near the finish line after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.

A young girl cries with her mother during a vigil at Garbey Park in Boston on April 16, 2013, the day after 8-year-old Martin Richard of Dorchester, Massachusetts, was killed by an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Runners and police gather near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, in Boston.

A runner sits near Kenmore Square after two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, in Boston.

People comfort each other after explosions went off at the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston.

A man is loaded into an ambulance after he was injured by one of two bombs exploded during the 117th Boston Marathon near Copley Square on April 15, 2013.

New York, Washington and other cities tightened security immediately after the explosions, according to CNN.

The race and subway services were stopped after the explosions, according to CNN.

member of the U.S. Secret Service stands watch on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., after its flag was lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the attack on the Boston Marathon.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office with FBI Director Robert Mueller for an update on the explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon.Seated with the president are Lisa Monaco, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough.

The scene following multiple explosions near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon.

Unclaimed finish line bags are viewed near the scene of a twin bombing at the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race led to heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence.

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